tamales 7 3 noun n noun • dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed
• a city in northern Ghana
tales 5 1 noun n noun • a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• a trivial lie
whales 6 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
• any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
scales 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an ordered reference standard
• relative magnitude
• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
verb • measure by or as if by a scale
• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
• take by attacking with scaling ladders
• reach the highest point of
• climb up by means of a ladder
• remove the scales from
• measure with or as if with scales
• size or measure according to a scale
auxeses 7 3 noun • growth from increase in cell size without cell division
bureaucrateses 14 5 noun n
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catachreses 11 4 noun n noun • strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
cataphoreses 12 5 noun n noun • the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
catecheses 10 4 noun n noun • oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
centeses 8 3 noun n noun • (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
chemosyntheses 14 5 noun n noun • synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
cladogeneses 12 5 noun n
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computereses 12 5
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cyeses 6 3
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impreses 8 3
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synizeses 9 4 noun n noun • the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
trapeses 8 3 noun • A long or tiring walk.
verb • To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
• To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
• To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort; to walk about or over (a place).
collagenase 11 4 verb, noun v, n noun • any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin
ballets 7 2 noun n noun • a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
• music written for a ballet
carcinogeneses 14 6 noun n
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educationeses 13 6
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fails 5 1 verb v verb • fail to do something; leave something undone
• be unsuccessful
• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
• stop operating or functioning
• be unable
• judge unacceptable
• fail to get a passing grade
• fall short in what is expected
• become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
• prove insufficient
• deteriorate
gales 5 1 noun n noun • a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
hails 5 1 verb v noun • precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• many objects thrown forcefully through the air
• enthusiastic greeting
verb • praise vociferously
• be a native of
• call for
• greet enthusiastically or joyfully
• precipitate as small ice particles
males 5 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
noun • an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
• the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
• a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
adjective satellite • characteristic of a man
• for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
nails 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
• a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
verb • attach something somewhere by means of nails
• take into custody
• hit with great force
• succeed in obtaining a position
• succeed at easily
• locate exactly
• complete a pass
trails 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a track or mark left by something that has passed
• a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
• evidence pointing to a possible solution
verb • to lag or linger behind
• go after with the intent to catch
• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
• hang down so as to drag along the ground
• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
veils 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a garment that covers the head and face
• a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
• the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
• a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
tails 5 1 noun n noun • formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
anaphases 9 4 noun n noun • the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
assagais 8 3 noun n noun • the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
destabilizes 12 5 verb v verb • become unstable
• make unstable
faradizes 9 4
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flyaways 8 3 noun n noun • A stray hair that is difficult to style.
• Anything that is difficult to capture or restrain.
• A kind of dismount from bars that incorporates one or more flips or twists.
fraternizes 11 4 verb v verb • be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
highways 8 2 noun n noun • a major road for any form of motor transport
hydrolases 10 4 noun n
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inveighs 8 2 verb v verb • complain bitterly
• speak against in an impassioned manner
jetways 7 2 noun n noun • An elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew.
koines 6 1 noun n noun • a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
• a common language used by speakers of different languages
mascarpones 11 3 noun n noun • soft mild Italian cream cheese
melees 6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a noisy riotous fight
merdes 6 2 noun n
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obeys 5 2 verb v peptizes 8 3 verb v verb • disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
posoles 7 2 noun n
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pozoles 7 2 noun n
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rebaptizes 10 4 verb v
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sanseis 7 2
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spumones 8 2 noun n
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